Omnilope

THE BLURB:
An incredible switching device!

The ingenious OMNILOPE design combines the powerful visual
element of a clear switch bag with the angle-proof
practicality of traditional switch bags. Even better,
OMNILOPE features a very ordinary-looking white paper
envelope!

The combination of all those valuable qualities makes
OMNILOPE an especially deceptive and marvelously versatile
prop for both magicians and mentalists.

Learn an amazing variety of routines and ideas featuring the
OMNILOPE including astonishing effects with magazine and
newspaper clippings, raffle tickets, playing cards, billets,
wine labels, fortune cookies and much more!

You will even learn inspired close-up, stand-up and stage
work routines involving several selections as well as
handling ideas that allow you to have the envelope examined
before and after the apparently "free choices."

    * Read minds! Predict events! Control choices!
    * No sleight-of-hand, no 'fishing,' and no questions
asked.
    * Wonderfully EASY to do!(The envelope does all the work
for you!)
    * The envelope resets automatically!
    * Learn over 12 startling effects with with dollar
bills, words, photographs, stamps, billets, receipts, phone
numbers, playing cards and so much more!
    * Includes 4 envelopes + a full-length instructional
DVD!
    * Also recommended: 22 BLOWS TO THE HEAD, PREDICTION
IMPOSSIBLE, HEMSIPHERES, ASTRAL PROJECTION

There is no limit to the magic and mentalism you can perform
with the OMNILOPE! A great gimmick is one thing, but great
routines are another. With OMNILOPE, you get BOTH!

OMNILOPE combines the powerful visual element of a clear
switch bag with the angle-proof practicality of traditional
switch bags. All while looking like nothing more than an
ordinary, white paper window envelope!

Learn all-important convincers, key presentational points,
and the benefits of opening vs. closing with the OMNILOPE,
as well as valuable tips about transitioning from magic to
mentalism.

And thanks to the OMNILOPE's ingenious design, all of these
incredible effects are accomplished without having to ask a
single question or use any sleight-of-hand!

OMNILOPE is the perfect tool for every type of mentalist
performance from stand-up and walkaround to corporate gigs
and even street performances.

Jay also discusses in great detail the important subject of
"revelations" and shares many examples while examining the
psychological and theatrical virtues of each. Jay also
analyzes the benefits of having the envelope examined BEFORE
the effect vs. AFTER the effect.

OMNILOPE comes complete with 4 window envelopes and a
high-quality, full-length instructional DVD!

Running Time Approximately 1hr 17min

MY COMMENTS:
After watching this, I think Jay Sankey will be claiming he
invented the playing cards next. I'm kidding, but not much.
I can't come out and name the gimmick, though wiser
mentalists will know what this is and recognize it
immediately. On the video, Jay claims that he has taken the
clear switch bag and improved it so that it's angle proof.
However, he's not the first to do that. This idea is "older
than the hills." I'm not even sure who gets the original
credit for this, but Jay Sankey is certainly not the first
to "create" this gimmick. Since I do not know who gets the
credit for this and I know the idea has been around for a
long time, let's move on for now. (If someone has accurate
credits, feel free to send them along.)

Jay Sankey is absolutely correct when he says that this is a
brilliantly simple and flexible tool for mentalists and
magicians. It does take some preparation, but that can be
done in just a few minutes. And it's a one-time
preparation. The only catch is that the preparation is for
one type of routine. If you want to do a different routine
(use stamps instead of coupons, for instance), you must
create another Omnilope.

As you might expect from Jay, he does have some worthwhile
tips regarding the use of this gimmick. I like his convincer
(that involves a paperclip) and the elegant use of tape in
the construction of the gimmick. There are about a dozen
featured uses for this gimmick, but the uses for this are
"limited only by one's imagination," a hackneyed old phrase
which Jay admits to but it is correct in this case.

Jay is always fun to watch and he's a good teacher of magic
and mentalism and the price for this is certainly fair
enough. This is certainly cheap enough that professional
mentalists may be inspired to add this gimmick to their
repertoire (if they don't use it already) or find new uses
and tips for it. Less experienced mentalists, who may not
be aware of this gimmick, will certainly benefit the most
from it as long as they remember that Jay didn't originate
the idea.